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Pilots built in Chile Holly Scott at 2:03pm 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/817 Does anybody know about a few PILOTS THAT WERE BUILT IN CHILE FOR THEIR NAVY? I found one in terrib
Considering purchase of a centercockpit THE BOOK at 12:51pm 10.12.05 Bigger Boats 0/898 I am considering purchasing an Oday 32 centercockpit. It sounds like a great boat. She has an in mas
source for rear hatch replacement donron at 12:49pm 10.12.05 Morgan 1/1588 lookiing for source of rear hatch (formed plastic), DonRon
Considering purchasing an Oday 32 sloop THE BOOK at 12:36pm 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1006 I am considering purchasing an Oday 32 centercockpit sloop with an in mast roller furler main, 2 ele
Considering purchasing centercockpit THE BOOK at 12:22pm 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1716 I have been looking at various boats,but I am currently thinking about purchasing an Oday 32 centerc
Restoring Older C30's John Doe at 12:01pm 10.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/892 I've been checking out mid 70's Catalina 30's. I like the idea of restoring an older boat. One of
anyone have Stock Sail Plans for Morgan 35 MK-II? Donald6441 at 11:45am 10.12.05 Morgan 1/1844 or know of a web site that does?
Head Questions Merrythought at 11:11am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I am considering installing a Lectra San. Sailing area is the Chesapeake Bay that has only one non-
cleaning sails mulligan at 11:03am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3703 Anyone have experience cleaning sails with oxyclean? I've heard it works great onhalyards and I'm c
crooked island trip richard at 10:41am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 Had a great trip to crroked island...sure could have usde the info that was sent (I asked my navigat
Opinions Wanted - Raymarine ST60 or ST40 Depth? BrianW at 10:37am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2871 My Autohelm ST50 Depth died on my H26. I'm going to replace it with a Raymarine ST40 or ST60 Depth.
Holding tank replacement Nick A. at 10:30am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1407 I may decide to replace the original holding tank on my 1986 O'Day 272 and am concerned about cuttin
Swing keel Ted Weitz at 9:56am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 I have been considering a used Beneteau 311 or a new 323 with a swing keel, as I sail where I need t
Demasted Chuck at 9:55am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I have a 23' O'day on Clear Lske on a lift. Last Thrusday we went over to go sailing and the mast wa
New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1523 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/819 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/990 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1650 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th

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There's a hole in my boat rgranger at 8:27am 05.04.21
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel cptjak at 8:22am 05.04.21 You can keep the swivel if you put 6 inches of chain between the swivel and anchor there by eliminat
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance jssailem at 8:21am 05.04.21 No real rule of thumb. If the sail is bigger than your rig then you will have sail slop like trying
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 Rhubarb at 8:18am 05.04.21 Thanks so much for getting back to me John. Bare with me I'm still a learning 70 year old. ;-). No n
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 wdonovan at 8:12am 05.04.21 No room for the above puller. Idea... Use the existing coupler for a puller. Separate coupling halve
Insurance for Macgregor 65 FastOlson at 7:59am 05.04.21 Insurance from a legitimate marine insurer will run you about 1% per thousand of agreed $ valuation.
Tackle for secondary anchor thinwater at 7:55am 05.04.21 You probably only need an FX-16, but a 23 is good for very soft mud. The 23 will be hard to set in f
Spring lines mjsb at 7:49am 05.04.21 It should not be a surprise, as new to boating owners begin to consider improving their securing of
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance (1) sail sfbay at 7:48am 05.04.21 I assume this is for a jib sail. For a jib the J dimension is fine but you need to know the luff mea
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel thinwater at 7:46am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel. I have had that specific model crack due to side loading. If you align the c
Spring lines mjsb at 7:45am 05.04.21 I put these folding mid ship cleats on my H31. Attaches to toe rail and work great. https://www.
WTB: O'Day 272 w/ trailer sail sfbay at 7:38am 05.04.21 Another option is to purchase one with a diesel engine (several listed in this link, albeit on the e
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (1) jssailem at 7:31am 05.04.21 Simple or elaborate? The easiest would be to acquire a used asymmetrical sail from another boat of
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? jssailem at 7:21am 05.04.21 Welcome back Dave. How is the Pacific Ocean cruising?
H310 port side ropr clutch rjadelsohn at 7:18am 05.04.21 Small world. Hi Rick. I'm the guy across the river who just msg'd you. It looks like the clutch pad
How to enter in owners registry? Phil Herring at 7:15am 05.04.21 You ran smack into a bug. I updated your boat information so you're now on the list of 310 owners. I
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel dlochner at 7:07am 05.04.21 Shopped local stores for a USA made hot dipped galvanized swivel, but all were made in China and su
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Rich Stidger at 7:03am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel, it is a weak spot in your ground tackle. While the swivel looks beefy if sid
H310 port side ropr clutch wdonovan at 6:56am 05.04.21 We replaced the clutch last year - we were pleasantly surprised to find an aluminum plate. It was
Painkiller - Little Big Town BrianH at 6:56am 05.04.21 I soooo want to get back down there for another bareboat charter. Not getting any younger! recorde

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